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Ford C SeriesYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 3 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the Ford C Series.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints3Top: Service brakes, airSafety recalls21975–1999 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Ford C Series years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the C Series median. Tap a year for its full report.

'75'76'77'78'79'82'95'97'99
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  • Caution
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1999Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls1997Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls1995Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls1982Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1979Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1978Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1977Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1976Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1975Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Ford C Series problems

All model years combined: 3 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Service brakes, air10
Tires10
Visibility10
2 recalls

Ford C Series recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Foundation components: drum83V-033 · 1982 · Mar 22, 1983 · 670 vehicles–Antilock: control unit/module79V-077 · 1975–1979 · Mar 29, 1979 · 65,000 vehicles